New York Yankees infielder Oswald Peraza will start the season on the injured list and could miss the next 6-8 weeks with a right shoulder strain.
Peraza, 23, already has missed time with the injury this spring. He returned for two games before further shoulder damage was diagnosed after an MRI.
Peraza, who plays second base, third base and shortstop, made his major league debut in 2022 and batted .306 with one home run and two RBIs in 18 games. He batted just .191 last season with two home runs and 14 RBIs in 52 games.
The Yankees insist that they still hold Oswald Peraza in high regard. They pledge that he is not on the Miguel Andujar/Clint Frazier trajectory of we love him, we love him, we announce today that Oswald Peraza has been designated for assignment.
Privately, they will let it be known that it is actually symbolic of how much they still believe in him that they tried during spring training to sign Enrique Hernandez, which became public, and is being reported here for the first time.
Still, the Yanks at this point probably hope that Peraza is healthy enough to just begin at Triple-A. If he is indeed removed from the competition, the Yanks do not have an obvious backup at shortstop, and really at second and third too unless they believe Oswaldo Cabrera can rebound from 2023 struggles.
